AMY REMEIKIS
A preliminary report into the Cleveland train crash will be handed down by the federal safety bureau within a month, but it could be some time before the minds of commuters are finally put to rest.

Mining and gambling interests were heavy contributors to political parties last financial year, when the government was considering dropping pokie reforms and fighting off a sustained attack over the carbon tax.

JODI RUDOREN
Opinion
Israeli officials maintain a stony silence about their air strike in Syrian territory, a tactic experts say is part of a strategy to give targeted countries opportunities to avoid conflict escalation.